I haven't bought a new game since GTA5. With the blatant disrespect coming out of gaming companies I probably won't be breaking my streak any time soon. But this is testament to the fact that when you don't give the people what they want, they will make it for themselves. We got ass for a sequel trilogy at Star Wars, so the fans have provided better stories and what-ifs through fanfic. The games industry is focused solely on making sure we have ugly trans quadriplegics in all of our shooters, and now modders have become the digital vigilantes dealing out the justice that should have been done by developers.
honestly this is probably the most accurate remake I've ever seen so far, the camerawork, the physics even the whoosh sounds when you pass by close of a object but game development is really hard, to push coop, multiplayer and everthing else in 3 months til the year ends? With 2 people? Not a chance, they're probably gonna release a very barebones version of this that just allows you to freeroam or something (well they did kinda said it's a alpha 5:22 so i dunno, to me a release is a release like final)
what makes it a remake? did the modder make a whole new city and story with added cut content? because from what i can tell its just a fan remaster, a remake changes the game completely making the story play out very differently and level design vastly different. where a remaster is 1:1 with updated visuals added cut content and bug fixes
a remake is something that's remade a remaster is something that was already made but its content was touched up and mastered for modern tech rather than older tech (i.e. exported at a higher resolution in the case of movies, game textures, etc.)
@@Amboss187 That's how H2M is still active to this day albeit less than ideal with potential viruses and malware if you're not careful but it showed that Activision failed. The solution would be to make the project open source and anyone around the world can contribute good luck trying to take that down
The creator of the remake/remaster has stated that the game will feature the OG soundtrack + tracks from other Need For Speed games that you can toggle on/off as well.
I won't be surprised if a cease and desist happens. Unless it's Valve, Publishers don't give a flying fudge about passion, only money. And EA is among the top of not caring about their fan base. It looks amazing but i don't hold my breath on EA not screwing things over.
at the same time, EA allowed NFS world revival mod to still go, but they couldn't call it NFS, so it became soapbox world so as long as the project isnt using the trademark name they might be fine
You're blinded by internet hate, EA has historically been pretty chill with fan projects as long as they don't monetize it. Bethesda also is pretty friendly when it comes to mods.
"This is a port of the original assets" Yea.. that's a Cease and Desist waiting to happen.. modding the original game is usually all good, but porting over EA's assets is usually something they don't like very much.
It wont be, there would be C&D if they kept UG2 on sale, they are 2 lazy to make remake / remaster, maybe they will even allow to monetize it but not without a hefty cut.
Yeah I doubt they will have the license for the game, for the cars or for the music. So it will be an underground game if it is ever released anywhere, as they will be facing about 10-20 C&D instantly.
EA please buy this! Pay the developers handsomly for doing what you should have done yourselfs, take their source, finalize it and do playtesting and QA and then release it for 40$ You will make a killing on it!
In a perfect world, EA will release a remaster/modernization of NFS Mostwanted 2005, keep the same story, update customization and physics, modernize car choices
I'm from the future and we will have NFS Most Wanted Online. There will be a mode where drivers can play as undercover police. Think of it as GTA but stealing car/parts and tuning cars & racing. The graphics will be like Forza Horizon 5 but much better looking. Weather mode added to the game and cars can take damage. It will be much more realistic like a real life experienced game.
@@HelderGuerra-eh4oc I'd say, update the technical part, making use of modern systems' power, but keep the same style and spirit of the physics system.
if they EA try to make a problem for it, we gotta to step ahead and make a bigger problem for them ( remember this is about our good old times and childhood memories. i wanna bring them back alive)
I think one of the issues for remastering old NFS games is the licenses (looking at you, Toyota). Hot Pursuit Remastered had to cut a few cars because of it. Another thing, an advantage that modders and fangame makers do have is time and freedom. You can take your time doing stuff without the need of a set deadline that will affect so many things, aside from money, had it not been met.
Naw bro.. dont you make a video of my favorite game of all time like this out of nowhere.. don't give me hope.. I JUST had a dream the other night that had me looking for merch of this game
I remember about 2 years ago I bought these dev's about 50 cups of coffee. It must have been a good thing after seeing this content. The game looks amazing! When this remastered version releases I might be buying them beer instead of coffee.
I hope they open-source what they can from this, such that if it were to get cease and desisted, at least what work they did that could be considered original/unrelated would be available for other developers to take it on if they want to. That is if the most unfortunate, greedy corporation things happen. While it might not be quite the same, I'd love to see more people take on something like this, but still avoid everything that could cause potential issues. That is to say, if corps continue to take these projects down, then I'd like to see passionate devs make projects in the "spirit" of said games, rather than full remakes. Again, that's only if these issues were to continue happening. I'd love to work on projects like these, but I just suck at art assets. XD
As long as they don't carry over the blurriness that older games had at speed, I'd be happy with everything else. That "forced speed" effect was a fun dynamic then. But it no longer exists in newer games, optimizing for a more smooth visual background
They're essentially recreating the whole game in UE5. Thats both very good news since it will make things even more modular. ( new maps, cars, anything is possible).
My favorite NFS game is 2005 Most Wanted. The reMAKE from Ghost was so disappointing. It felt like an open world Grand Turismo instead of a Need for Speed game. This Fan remaster looks amazing and I hope it continues to garner support. If they have a Go Fund Me or other means to show support I would happily donate.
NFSU2 was and still is my favorite racing game of all time. I spent so much time in my beloved Hyundai Coupé (Tiburon in the US-version) on ye olde Xbox, even the songs that aren't like "music I usually listen to" give me nostalgia goose bumps
I'm friends with apfelbaum and I've gotten an early sneak peek at the game and I can confirm that it feels pretty much exactly like UG2 did (which makes sense, it's based off of decompilations of Black Box's NFS games, so the calculations for the tire and suspension physics are identical, but things that are handled by rigidbodies such as wall collisions likely will feel different and is a problem we are still facing in Core X Most Wanted too)
Good to see a remaster of a favorite, there are so many good games that need this. I would like to see remaster of Rockstars Midnight Club and Unreals original first game Unreal.
i have been following the progress of this project, glad to see it almost complete, hopefully one day my own project would be complete too, it's an mta sa server that's heavily focused on vehicle customization and 2000s era tuning, i would love if you could cover my project with one of your videos sometime !
Even if it's free i'd absolutely donate 50 quid to devs . I owe ps2 and NFSU2 that i completed for the 5th time now and several years ago i've bought 2x1/5m cinema screen and projector just to enjoy it on the big screen with sound system , if this gets released i won't be able to thank you enough for sending me back in to my earlie 20's (i was 21 when NFSU2 came out) . Race with maximum traffic is priceless , the amount of traffic makes it really challenging and the way you go close to cars and they horn at you and as someone mentioned going near objects you get the woooosh noise is pure gold ! Good luck with project !!!
the original game actualy safed my car in reallife, because i used the skills learned from the drivt mode in a spontanous winter drivt... thanks to the programmers! love you!
In fact, I'm really looking forward to the release. One thing worries me though: even if EA simply wanted to allow it, I think there would still be consequences. All the trademark rights alone, which the vehicle manufacturers, tuning brands and musicians have given to EA, would logically fall away and at least there would be quite big hurdles.
this thing is so cool that even if it's free i'd pay for it honestly, the amount of work especially for the recreation of camera movement, the physics and the whole game is very good!
EA should pay the devs and publish this game under their license!! People need this ASAP!! I think everyone here agrees!! if they publish it legally and make a contract with the devs so they can get paid, everyone will buy it!! if EA decides to fight and remove it... people will fight back and never buy something from EA or any other tied to EA company ever again!
EA should remaster so much games from the past. I would do anythhing for a remaster of Medal of Honor Allied Assault !! the best ww2 game i've ever played
I'm loosely involved with development and making minor contributions. The time cycle will only be nighttime during the Career, going through the full 24 hours is simply an option for Arcade mode
If they pull this off I'll frickin pay a full AAA game price to this mad lads only for the effort! Underground 2 is still one of my favorite game of all time!
I beleive that Underground 2 is listed under "abandonware" now, which means; in theory, you can download it for free without an issue (same thing with Richard Burns Rally). if they release this, and its' free, I see no reason why EA would need to take this down. They're not making money off of it, and they're making the game easier for modern hardware
Do these guys need funding? I am absolute positive that if they open some sort of funding the whole community would be absolutely happy to contribute with
tbh the original game does not look bad even today (I played it about 3yrs ago). The sounds are incredible, i would not do anything to them. And i would definatly add the day/night to the options in the main menu.
The reason they are not remastering the game is because it would make even more evident how they deviated from their initial vision of what the game should be. It is a great example of how doing the things that scare us is often the way to grow and be better. Clearly EA's only objective is to get paid.
Hey, Let's be realistic, it's about 2 people trying to make a masterpiece, it WILL NOT take till the end of the year to be perfect. BUT, we as a community can also help, the day the alpha releases we'll be supporting them, telling them bugs, sfx problems and we can even start helping them with the coding so they don't feel alone. I'm worried because, passion doesn't last, I saw that happen before not just with nfs so we need to stay supportive so when the very day the passion stops fueling them, we'd be there and say "hey man, dw about it, you already took this too far, you deserve a rest, this masterpiece in the works can take a break" Remember, all of this is assuming EA doesn't come in and stops this project
No need to wait, just download this map for Assetto Corsa! Soo much fun in VR with traffic and real life car handling, so could say that even better experience than a remaster :D
would be super dope if they added a wheel fitment adjustment system so that cars could have all the fun parts from underground 2 with the addition of modern aggressive wheel fitment.
they should hire the 2 devs with the whole project and give them money. Sell it for 30$/€ and if it hits, then remake underground 1 and the original Most Wanted.
THEY CARE ABOUT SPONSORS NOT US AUDIENCE. THAT'S WHY WE DON'T GETTING REMASTER FOR NFS UNDERGROUND 1 AND 2, MOST WANTED 2005, AND CARBON👈 I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A REMASTER FOR NFS PORSCHE UNLEASHED (2026) WITH UNREAL ENGINE 5, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT👍
I'm not a fan of the idea that porting a game to UE5 just makes it better. the looks of UE games are often very hemogenous especially when it comes to fan projects like these. It's nice to see this looks similar in art style. There's something about UE lighting and reflections though, can't quite put my finger on it.
Come on guys, Idc if it's 2 people you guys got this. Team Cherry only had 3 people and guess what? They made Hollow Knight. Objectively the best indie title by far. And EA won't take it down, it's made by THX.
I love what fan communities are coming up with these days, really looking forward to seeing progress on this. I hope content from Sha_Do and more cars, kits, and customization are in the works
350Z sound is perfect in NFSU2, with the Gallardo from Forza 2 shares that... is the sound of an old version of the engine (Nissan VQ35 and Audi odd firing v10) that use to be dubbed by a newer engine sound in newer games (VQ37 and even firing one)
The fact this is already seems better than any of recent NFS games will already make EA jealous lol IF EA even do something, let's be positive and think they will be smart and listen to the customers for once, "hire" them or just buy their project(by a fair amount), polish it more if needed and make millions with "low" work.
They need to remove the badges from the cars and seperate it enough from the original to avoid a lawsuit. Then afterwards drop a "3rd Party" mod or something to return all original the elements.
You know EA is going to shut this down. Hopefully, they'll see there is a market for a remaster/ remake and actually do it. Maybe that's not what these developers want, but it's what the players deserve. When's the last time anyone got excited about a NFS game? It seems like they've just released flop after flop ever since ProStreet (which I actually liked, but many didn't). In my opinion, NFSU2 was the high point of the franchise.
A release at the end of the year seems too good to be true, there hasn't been anything uploaded to their YT channel since November of 2023. Unless they're keeping a low profile to avoid that C&D from EA, that might actually be smart.
Never say never, but we likely will not see an "official" NFSU 1 & 2 remaster or remake. The biggest problem is relicensing the music, which has become a nightmare with remasters. The music industry has lost their damned mind with the prices of licensing music nowadays.
guys can we make a pact? if EA shuts down this project can we never buy anything else from them? if people unite we could do anything...
absolutely
I haven't bought a new game since GTA5. With the blatant disrespect coming out of gaming companies I probably won't be breaking my streak any time soon. But this is testament to the fact that when you don't give the people what they want, they will make it for themselves. We got ass for a sequel trilogy at Star Wars, so the fans have provided better stories and what-ifs through fanfic. The games industry is focused solely on making sure we have ugly trans quadriplegics in all of our shooters, and now modders have become the digital vigilantes dealing out the justice that should have been done by developers.
@@bgbuilds2712 amen :D
fuck yeah
Wukong and stellar blade were great@@bgbuilds2712
Imagine adding the maps and cars from Underground 1 to create the NFS Underground Ultimate.
NFS Absol😊😊😊
Yes, then I can finally never put in the old discs again
and from NFS MW
@@rapufanatyk2196cops from there, i hope.
@@rapufanatyk2196 and Carbon too :D
honestly this is probably the most accurate remake I've ever seen so far, the camerawork, the physics even the whoosh sounds when you pass by close of a object
but game development is really hard, to push coop, multiplayer and everthing else in 3 months til the year ends? With 2 people? Not a chance, they're probably gonna release a very barebones version of this that just allows you to freeroam or something (well they did kinda said it's a alpha 5:22 so i dunno, to me a release is a release like final)
what makes it a remake? did the modder make a whole new city and story with added cut content?
because from what i can tell its just a fan remaster,
a remake changes the game completely making the story play out very differently and level design vastly different.
where a remaster is 1:1 with updated visuals added cut content and bug fixes
@@Ninetails94No it doesnt 😂 what you re talking about is a REBOOT 😂 nobody seems to know the difference
kinda wish we have a map expansion or a story expansion , because the original is kinda boring after unlocking coal harbor
a remake is something that's remade
a remaster is something that was already made but its content was touched up and mastered for modern tech rather than older tech (i.e. exported at a higher resolution in the case of movies, game textures, etc.)
Hope EA don't cease and desist this project. It's looks really good! Recently played underground 2 and it was awesome!
They would; Out of pure spite for a community that hates them; they would...
I already see it coming, just leak the files somewhere and say people stole it, so C&D will be useless against him
If they do, then I lost all respect for EA games.
@@TinchoX; maybe not.
They don't do with Plak Graphics, Reborn and a lot of other mods.
I guess there's because the Studio no more exists...
@@Amboss187 That's how H2M is still active to this day albeit less than ideal with potential viruses and malware if you're not careful but it showed that Activision failed. The solution would be to make the project open source and anyone around the world can contribute good luck trying to take that down
i swear they BETTER license the OG songs, NFSU2 would not be the same without the og songs, especially riders on the storm
There are all original songs
The creator of the remake/remaster has stated that the game will feature the OG soundtrack + tracks from other Need For Speed games that you can toggle on/off as well.
@@PapaRPG awesome! I can’t want to see more
@@PapaRPGask if they can add a Honda Accord from 2004 that doesn't replace a car
or give you a folder where YOU place the original soundtrack
I won't be surprised if a cease and desist happens. Unless it's Valve, Publishers don't give a flying fudge about passion, only money. And EA is among the top of not caring about their fan base. It looks amazing but i don't hold my breath on EA not screwing things over.
at the same time, EA allowed NFS world revival mod to still go, but they couldn't call it NFS, so it became soapbox world
so as long as the project isnt using the trademark name they might be fine
You're blinded by internet hate, EA has historically been pretty chill with fan projects as long as they don't monetize it. Bethesda also is pretty friendly when it comes to mods.
@@hawken796 don't forget trademark name, which I already mentioned, so they should be completely fine
stop snitching
"This is a port of the original assets"
Yea.. that's a Cease and Desist waiting to happen.. modding the original game is usually all good, but porting over EA's assets is usually something they don't like very much.
I wish they would add a VR headset camera aswel, that would be revolutionary and take this game to another level.
Please add this is a mod to the title, this isn't official, stop click baiting us console players!
Dude saw me coming a mile away with this title, smh.
Sucks to suck
Sorry man I didn't mean to mislead anybody, I've updated the title. This project is only for PC.
Always fun to see console babies cry
get a PC kiddo
Don't get too hyped...no doubt there will be a C&D before it's complete
I'm trying to contain my hype in case it goes south but it's difficult. The Underground community needs this.
EA usually doesn't do that
It wont be, there would be C&D if they kept UG2 on sale, they are 2 lazy to make remake / remaster, maybe they will even allow to monetize it but not without a hefty cut.
Yeah I doubt they will have the license for the game, for the cars or for the music. So it will be an underground game if it is ever released anywhere, as they will be facing about 10-20 C&D instantly.
EA please buy this! Pay the developers handsomly for doing what you should have done yourselfs, take their source, finalize it and do playtesting and QA and then release it for 40$ You will make a killing on it!
Fuck ea
Yeah and after that pay $14.99 DLC for music or other cars... fuck EA
i dont wanna play an ea nfs anymore..... so please no... need for speed should get another publisher and see a real chance.
yeah no.. just let the community finalize it now. and make the source open source. EA just don't bleep us over.
In a perfect world, EA will release a remaster/modernization of NFS Mostwanted 2005, keep the same story, update customization and physics, modernize car choices
Give me an official remaster of Underground 1/2 + Most Wanted 2005 and I can die a happy man.
NO upgrade physics hundred times. The best physics die with undergrpund 2.
Just do UG 1, UG 2 & MW 2005. I'd be happy to pay for all 3 separately as long as they don't stuff it chock full of Denuvo DRM...
I'm from the future and we will have NFS Most Wanted Online.
There will be a mode where drivers can play as undercover police.
Think of it as GTA but stealing car/parts and tuning cars & racing.
The graphics will be like Forza Horizon 5 but much better looking.
Weather mode added to the game and cars can take damage.
It will be much more realistic like a real life experienced game.
@@HelderGuerra-eh4oc I'd say, update the technical part, making use of modern systems' power, but keep the same style and spirit of the physics system.
NFS Rivals Plus 5.0 now this! This is the greater beginning of NFS Community Modders!
There is a remake for MW 05 too.
@@madhunter6420 Please be Carbon too.
if they EA try to make a problem for it, we gotta to step ahead and make a bigger problem for them
( remember this is about our good old times and childhood memories. i wanna bring them back alive)
I liked that it was always night. Hope we get only night option.
I think one of the issues for remastering old NFS games is the licenses (looking at you, Toyota). Hot Pursuit Remastered had to cut a few cars because of it.
Another thing, an advantage that modders and fangame makers do have is time and freedom. You can take your time doing stuff without the need of a set deadline that will affect so many things, aside from money, had it not been met.
Naw bro.. dont you make a video of my favorite game of all time like this out of nowhere.. don't give me hope.. I JUST had a dream the other night that had me looking for merch of this game
I remember about 2 years ago I bought these dev's about 50 cups of coffee. It must have been a good thing after seeing this content. The game looks amazing!
When this remastered version releases I might be buying them beer instead of coffee.
I know I'll be buying a couple beers if this thing successfully releases that's for sure! lol
1:59 that was just experimental. game wont be with day
Oh thank God
Like don't get me wrong day night cycle can be a good thing but idk if it would really fit into underground 2
@@seaemperor6184 Yup
I hope they open-source what they can from this, such that if it were to get cease and desisted, at least what work they did that could be considered original/unrelated would be available for other developers to take it on if they want to. That is if the most unfortunate, greedy corporation things happen. While it might not be quite the same, I'd love to see more people take on something like this, but still avoid everything that could cause potential issues. That is to say, if corps continue to take these projects down, then I'd like to see passionate devs make projects in the "spirit" of said games, rather than full remakes. Again, that's only if these issues were to continue happening. I'd love to work on projects like these, but I just suck at art assets. XD
Best racing game EVER made imho
Imho, it's probably the most overrated. Not even a Top 5 NFS game for me.
thanks for the vid. damn happy they are doing this. i recommend you add a link to the mod/game/devs in the description to help drive traffic to it.
As long as they don't carry over the blurriness that older games had at speed, I'd be happy with everything else. That "forced speed" effect was a fun dynamic then. But it no longer exists in newer games, optimizing for a more smooth visual background
I'm glad RPG has returned
Will it have Underground 1 cars? Like Dodge Neon, Integra Type R, S2000. I Loved the integra and S2ks 2nd bodykits
To your question @RPGGameplay
Yes
Yes
and
YES.
They're essentially recreating the whole game in UE5. Thats both very good news since it will make things even more modular. ( new maps, cars, anything is possible).
My favorite NFS game is 2005 Most Wanted. The reMAKE from Ghost was so disappointing. It felt like an open world Grand Turismo instead of a Need for Speed game.
This Fan remaster looks amazing and I hope it continues to garner support. If they have a Go Fund Me or other means to show support I would happily donate.
this looks sick. fingers crossed
NFSU2 was and still is my favorite racing game of all time. I spent so much time in my beloved Hyundai Coupé (Tiburon in the US-version) on ye olde Xbox, even the songs that aren't like "music I usually listen to" give me nostalgia goose bumps
ONE OF THE BEST absolutely. Though Most wanted 2005 offered the same if not more fun experience.
I'm friends with apfelbaum and I've gotten an early sneak peek at the game and I can confirm that it feels pretty much exactly like UG2 did (which makes sense, it's based off of decompilations of Black Box's NFS games, so the calculations for the tire and suspension physics are identical, but things that are handled by rigidbodies such as wall collisions likely will feel different and is a problem we are still facing in Core X Most Wanted too)
Good to see a remaster of a favorite, there are so many good games that need this. I would like to see remaster of Rockstars Midnight Club and Unreals original first game Unreal.
i have been following the progress of this project, glad to see it almost complete, hopefully one day my own project would be complete too, it's an mta sa server that's heavily focused on vehicle customization and 2000s era tuning, i would love if you could cover my project with one of your videos sometime !
i have to say..its not ALMOST Complete..at the end of the year a demo will be released. the game still needs work. but someday...it will
I took a look at your project, it looks great! I'd love to cover it sometime in the future.
Even if it's free i'd absolutely donate 50 quid to devs . I owe ps2 and NFSU2 that i completed for the 5th time now and several years ago i've bought 2x1/5m cinema screen and projector just to enjoy it on the big screen with sound system , if this gets released i won't be able to thank you enough for sending me back in to my earlie 20's (i was 21 when NFSU2 came out) . Race with maximum traffic is priceless , the amount of traffic makes it really challenging and the way you go close to cars and they horn at you and as someone mentioned going near objects you get the woooosh noise is pure gold ! Good luck with project !!!
This was my absolute favorite Need for Speed game, I never played another except for at a friend's house because they didn't scratch that itch
Short of an official Under Ground 3 this is the best thing to come from NFS since the OG release of UG2, Best of luck devs we will be waiting....
the original game actualy safed my car in reallife, because i used the skills learned from the drivt mode in a spontanous winter drivt... thanks to the programmers! love you!
7:00 yes yes and YES😊
In fact, I'm really looking forward to the release. One thing worries me though: even if EA simply wanted to allow it, I think there would still be consequences. All the trademark rights alone, which the vehicle manufacturers, tuning brands and musicians have given to EA, would logically fall away and at least there would be quite big hurdles.
this thing is so cool that even if it's free i'd pay for it honestly, the amount of work especially for the recreation of camera movement, the physics and the whole game is very good!
EA should pay the devs and publish this game under their license!! People need this ASAP!! I think everyone here agrees!! if they publish it legally and make a contract with the devs so they can get paid, everyone will buy it!! if EA decides to fight and remove it... people will fight back and never buy something from EA or any other tied to EA company ever again!
Hopefully EA will offer them a job to finish it the game off rather than just shut it down .
I admire the courage of these two guys. Investing so much time in something that can't even come to world, if EA suspend it.
I hope this modder makes one for most wanted.
Let them first complete this.
I will pay $20 for it if necessary.
if this gets released I am 100% making a series on this!
I agree, this project must survive, it's so beautiful. And I love the original NFSU 2.
man i missed playing nfs underground, this is very nostalgic. can't wait for the remastered
The fact I was literally listening to the soundtrack to this a day ago and now seeing this is crazy
EA should remaster so much games from the past. I would do anythhing for a remaster of Medal of Honor Allied Assault !! the best ww2 game i've ever played
2:50 The Supra sounding just like a real life tuned Supra is astonishing
I'm loosely involved with development and making minor contributions. The time cycle will only be nighttime during the Career, going through the full 24 hours is simply an option for Arcade mode
If they pull this off I'll frickin pay a full AAA game price to this mad lads only for the effort! Underground 2 is still one of my favorite game of all time!
In the meantime this map has been ported in to Assetto Corsa. Its so much fun to just drift through the city with proper sim physics.
Dude I loved that game growing up. I would love a remastered version of this and need for speed carbon.
Still waiting on pt2 of the saints row documentary. Good video though.
The 350Z needs a deeper and more raspy sound imo. Mad project though! I'm going to try this out if it releases!
two passionate guys give the epople what they asked for years from the multi billion dollar company.
Just played it today in 4k on a 75inch TV, that hits different bro...
I beleive that Underground 2 is listed under "abandonware" now, which means; in theory, you can download it for free without an issue (same thing with Richard Burns Rally).
if they release this, and its' free, I see no reason why EA would need to take this down. They're not making money off of it, and they're making the game easier for modern hardware
WoW! I'm waiting to create lots of contents using this new game. This is like our dream come true. ❤
Do these guys need funding? I am absolute positive that if they open some sort of funding the whole community would be absolutely happy to contribute with
tbh the original game does not look bad even today (I played it about 3yrs ago). The sounds are incredible, i would not do anything to them. And i would definatly add the day/night to the options in the main menu.
Geezus fucking christ those cars engine sounds. Bruh, fucking orgasm in my ears. I replayed 2:53 like five times.
Now imagine the R34...
Now this is what Ive been waiting for. Beautiful, but not too dark like every other graphics mods. Now I just wish it was longer with more cars.
The reason they are not remastering the game is because it would make even more evident how they deviated from their initial vision of what the game should be. It is a great example of how doing the things that scare us is often the way to grow and be better. Clearly EA's only objective is to get paid.
Hey, Let's be realistic, it's about 2 people trying to make a masterpiece, it WILL NOT take till the end of the year to be perfect.
BUT, we as a community can also help, the day the alpha releases we'll be supporting them, telling them bugs, sfx problems and we can even start helping them with the coding so they don't feel alone. I'm worried because, passion doesn't last, I saw that happen before not just with nfs so we need to stay supportive so when the very day the passion stops fueling them, we'd be there and say "hey man, dw about it, you already took this too far, you deserve a rest, this masterpiece in the works can take a break"
Remember, all of this is assuming EA doesn't come in and stops this project
No need to wait, just download this map for Assetto Corsa! Soo much fun in VR with traffic and real life car handling, so could say that even better experience than a remaster :D
Wait really?
would be super dope if they added a wheel fitment adjustment system so that cars could have all the fun parts from underground 2 with the addition of modern aggressive wheel fitment.
I played nfsu2 for the first time again in many years! PC version + mods is awesome.. can't wait for this release!
C&D coming soon boys, have fun XD
-EA
The graphics still hold up well, no need for a remaster IMO
I'll wait for that, hoping to enjoy it soon.
EA not only shouldn't shut this down. It will be EPIC MOVE if they actualy hire these 2 guys to work on next NFS game
Reminds me some memories ... ready to support your work by donation !
Oh man after all these years we're finally getting a remastered version we wanted but EA is a hungry money grabbing company
they should hire the 2 devs with the whole project and give them money. Sell it for 30$/€ and if it hits, then remake underground 1 and the original Most Wanted.
Free?! How amazing is that?!?! My faith in humanity went up a lot right now. Now I might donate.
Nothing beats GT4. If any racing game deserves a remaster it's GT4
instead of shutting down projects like this, companies should hire them but let the people have full control, sell it and pay them!
EA doesn’t care about if they modded, remake or remaster their games; unlike Nintendo or Take Two recently…
I still have the original installed, can't let it go. Hope so much that this gets completed and released..
THEY CARE ABOUT SPONSORS NOT US AUDIENCE.
THAT'S WHY WE DON'T GETTING REMASTER FOR NFS UNDERGROUND 1 AND 2, MOST WANTED 2005, AND CARBON👈
I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON A REMASTER FOR NFS PORSCHE UNLEASHED (2026) WITH UNREAL ENGINE 5, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT👍
I'm not a fan of the idea that porting a game to UE5 just makes it better. the looks of UE games are often very hemogenous especially when it comes to fan projects like these. It's nice to see this looks similar in art style. There's something about UE lighting and reflections though, can't quite put my finger on it.
Come on guys, Idc if it's 2 people you guys got this. Team Cherry only had 3 people and guess what? They made Hollow Knight. Objectively the best indie title by far. And EA won't take it down, it's made by THX.
I love what fan communities are coming up with these days, really looking forward to seeing progress on this. I hope content from Sha_Do and more cars, kits, and customization are in the works
Passionate communities revolving around old classic games are truly a blessing in this world.
The beauty of a free release is that no matter what EA wants to do, you can always pirate your own game...
And now my PC will explode why did I move here?
I guess it was the nitrous...
I guess it was the Trevor...not weather
Move where?
@@mtm_777 it'd be easier on the tongue if it said 'because of Trevor... not the weather.'
350Z sound is perfect in NFSU2, with the Gallardo from Forza 2 shares that... is the sound of an old version of the engine (Nissan VQ35 and Audi odd firing v10) that use to be dubbed by a newer engine sound in newer games (VQ37 and even firing one)
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who misses this masterpiece!
Now i just need to re-do my one of a kind graphic on my skyline from back in the day!
I stay with original. Still awesome.
The fact this is already seems better than any of recent NFS games will already make EA jealous lol
IF EA even do something, let's be positive and think they will be smart and listen to the customers for once, "hire" them or just buy their project(by a fair amount), polish it more if needed and make millions with "low" work.
They need to remove the badges from the cars and seperate it enough from the original to avoid a lawsuit. Then afterwards drop a "3rd Party" mod or something to return all original the elements.
You know EA is going to shut this down. Hopefully, they'll see there is a market for a remaster/ remake and actually do it. Maybe that's not what these developers want, but it's what the players deserve. When's the last time anyone got excited about a NFS game? It seems like they've just released flop after flop ever since ProStreet (which I actually liked, but many didn't). In my opinion, NFSU2 was the high point of the franchise.
EA should hire these people, make it a big marketing campaign and make them rich :D
i dont need a remaster. The Original is good enough. But I need new NFSU that is so fun like this Masterpiece.
Love it so much on ps2 during that time and still wish till this day that this game get remaster even on consoles
We all want it cause need for speed underground 2 is one of the best games released from the time Playstation 2 came out so a definite yes
A release at the end of the year seems too good to be true, there hasn't been anything uploaded to their YT channel since November of 2023. Unless they're keeping a low profile to avoid that C&D from EA, that might actually be smart.
Never say never, but we likely will not see an "official" NFSU 1 & 2 remaster or remake. The biggest problem is relicensing the music, which has become a nightmare with remasters. The music industry has lost their damned mind with the prices of licensing music nowadays.